93-62 | Won WS |
Record | Outcome |
The Oakland Athletics finished the regular season with a 93-62 record. They went 48-29 at home and 45-33 on the road. Including the postseason, the Oakland Athletics went 100-67.
The 1972 Oakland Athletics played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1972 Oakland Athletics went 49-34 against their AL West opponents.
The Athletics won the AL West in the 1972 season with a 93-62 record. The White Sox finished 5.5 games back with a 87-67 record. The Twins finished 15.5 games back with a 77-77 record. The Royals finished 16.5 games back with a 76-78 record. The Angels finished 18 games back with a 75-80 record. The Rangers finished 38.5 games back with a 54-100 record.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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Texas Rangers | 11-4 | 73.3% | +43 |
Kansas City Royals | 11-7 | 61.1% | -1 |
California Angels | 10-8 | 55.6% | +22 |
Chicago White Sox | 8-7 | 53.3% | +7 |
Minnesota Twins | 9-8 | 52.9% | +7 |
Among qualifying months, the 1972 Oakland Athletics had their best month in May, when they went 18-8 and had a 69.2% win percentage. Their worst month was July, when they went 16-15 and had a 51.6% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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April | 7-4 | 63.6% | +5 |
May | 18-8 | 69.2% | +25 |
June | 18-11 | 62.1% | +43 |
July | 16-15 | 51.6% | +18 |
August | 14-13 | 51.9% | +12 |
September | 18-10 | 64.3% | +42 |
October | 2-1 | 66.7% | +2 |
The Oakland Athletics finished the regular season with a run differential of +147. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Athletics could have been expected to have about 96.9 wins, or a 97-58 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1972 Oakland Athletics went 25-28.
During the regular season, the 1972 Oakland Athletics went 9-9 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1972 Oakland Athletics was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Oakland Athletics had during the 1972 regular season was 4 games, which occured 2 separate times.
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Bold = Division Opponent
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Sat, Apr 15, 1972 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | (11) | |
Sun, Apr 16, 1972 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Tue, Apr 18, 1972 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Wed, Apr 19, 1972 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | ||
Wed, Apr 19, 1972 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sun, Apr 23, 1972 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
Tue, Apr 25, 1972 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 3 | (12) | |
Wed, Apr 26, 1972 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Fri, Apr 28, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 1 | ||
Sat, Apr 29, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Sun, Apr 30, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
Fri, May 5, 1972 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sat, May 6, 1972 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Sun, May 7, 1972 | vs New York Yankees | Win 7 - 5 | ||
Tue, May 9, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 10 - 2 | ||
Tue, May 9, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 0 | ||
Wed, May 10, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Fri, May 12, 1972 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 7 | (12) | |
Sat, May 13, 1972 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 9 | ||
Sun, May 14, 1972 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Mon, May 15, 1972 | @ California Angels | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Tue, May 16, 1972 | @ California Angels | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Wed, May 17, 1972 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 0 | ||
Thu, May 18, 1972 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 4 | (12) | |
Fri, May 19, 1972 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 16 | ||
Sat, May 20, 1972 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 5 | ||
Sun, May 21, 1972 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Mon, May 22, 1972 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 3 | ||
Tue, May 23, 1972 | vs California Angels | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Wed, May 24, 1972 | vs California Angels | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 26, 1972 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Sat, May 27, 1972 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 3 | ||
Sun, May 28, 1972 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 4 | (10) | |
Mon, May 29, 1972 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Mon, May 29, 1972 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 1 | ||
Tue, May 30, 1972 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Wed, May 31, 1972 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 1 | ||
Fri, Jun 2, 1972 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Sat, Jun 3, 1972 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jun 4, 1972 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Sun, Jun 4, 1972 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Mon, Jun 5, 1972 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 2 | (10) | |
Tue, Jun 6, 1972 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Wed, Jun 7, 1972 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 10 - 4 | ||
Fri, Jun 9, 1972 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 10 - 5 | ||
Sat, Jun 10, 1972 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jun 11, 1972 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jun 12, 1972 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
Tue, Jun 13, 1972 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Wed, Jun 14, 1972 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 16, 1972 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 0 | ||
Sat, Jun 17, 1972 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jun 18, 1972 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 9 - 0 | ||
Mon, Jun 19, 1972 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Tue, Jun 20, 1972 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | (11) | |
Wed, Jun 21, 1972 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
Fri, Jun 23, 1972 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sat, Jun 24, 1972 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
Sun, Jun 25, 1972 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Sun, Jun 25, 1972 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 0 | ||
Mon, Jun 26, 1972 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jun 27, 1972 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 9 - 3 | ||
Wed, Jun 28, 1972 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Thu, Jun 29, 1972 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jun 29, 1972 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Fri, Jun 30, 1972 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | (11) | |
Sat, Jul 1, 1972 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
Sun, Jul 2, 1972 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Mon, Jul 3, 1972 | @ California Angels | Win 5 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jul 4, 1972 | vs New York Yankees | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Wed, Jul 5, 1972 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 6, 1972 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
Fri, Jul 7, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 9 | ||
Sat, Jul 8, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 0 | ||
Sun, Jul 9, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Mon, Jul 10, 1972 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Tue, Jul 11, 1972 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Wed, Jul 12, 1972 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 6 - 7 | ||
Fri, Jul 14, 1972 | @ New York Yankees | Win 9 - 3 | ||
Fri, Jul 14, 1972 | @ New York Yankees | Win 1 - 0 | ||
Sat, Jul 15, 1972 | @ New York Yankees | Win 6 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jul 16, 1972 | @ New York Yankees | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Tue, Jul 18, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jul 18, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
Wed, Jul 19, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 9 - 6 | ||
Thu, Jul 20, 1972 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Thu, Jul 20, 1972 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Fri, Jul 21, 1972 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | (14) | |
Sat, Jul 22, 1972 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jul 22, 1972 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Sun, Jul 23, 1972 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 3 | ||
Thu, Jul 27, 1972 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Fri, Jul 28, 1972 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Sat, Jul 29, 1972 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jul 30, 1972 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jul 30, 1972 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Mon, Jul 31, 1972 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Tue, Aug 1, 1972 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | ||
Wed, Aug 2, 1972 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 0 | ||
Fri, Aug 4, 1972 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Sat, Aug 5, 1972 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Sun, Aug 6, 1972 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 3 | (13) | |
Sun, Aug 6, 1972 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Mon, Aug 7, 1972 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Tue, Aug 8, 1972 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 4 |